The endless Australian outback. When I am travelling outside Australia people often ask how do you actually know when you get into the outback? Start at the coast, drive, and drive, and then drive for a few days more. And you will just know wh
"I’ve loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night" Galileo Galilei The tortured trunk of a bloodwood tree under the starry river of the sky. Taken July 2019 when we went back to visit our property in the Wollombi Valley. The large 'star' to the left of the milky way is actually Jupiter . While it had been known since ancient times, Galileo Galilei made the first detailed observations of Jupiter in 1610 with a small telescope. NSW, Australia.